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November is Just Around the Corner. There is not enough time in every day. This news summary is an easy way to be informed and involved. We seek constructive news from responsible sources. This issue covers […]

Why This Newsletter? Peninsula governments are struggling to solutions for core issues impacting our quality of life. Residents can help their city government by deepening knowledge of issues and providing community input. We seek constructive news. We […]

To Our Readers: THANK YOU! We are growing! This newsletter is edited by local, volunteer residents. It is free. We focus on your local newspapers. If you find this news summary helpful, forward this edition […]

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Dear Readers, This newsletter addresses the Peninsula’s structural tension between taxes and transportation. These two topics are inseparable like “Horse and Buggy” or “Gasoline and Engine.” However, in reality they are seldom aligned. Government […]

Dear Readers, We are sailing further into the sea of success. How long can we surf on the Peninsula’s 10-year old economic wave? Our first two newsletters in May will be cautionary about shoals ahead. […]

Dear Readers, This issue focuses the politics of public finance and how vital infrastructure will be financed. Within a few weeks citizens will cast millions of votes and those votes will dictate local infrastructure priorities, […]

Dear Readers, One of our readers suggested traffic is worse than income taxes. Therefore, this issue returns to the agony of traffic as everyone recovers from agony of income taxes. We wish there was […]

Dear Readers, This issue moves to the politics of increasing housing supply with the presumption of lowering the costs of buying a home…any home. We urge our readers to ask themselves five big, scary questions: What […]

Dear Readers, Our last issue featured the Brisbane and Santa Clara paradoxes. This week we move you to South San Francisco and Cupertino. Once again our theme is Anti-Gravity Economics known as J2H ratios. […]

OUR FUTURE IS THE J2H RATIO. WHAT IS IT? Dear Readers, In this issue we feature two bookend projects. On the northernmost tip of the Peninsula we have Brisbane struggling to define development of almost 700 […]

Affordable Housing for Whom? When and Where? Dear Readers, The Wall St. Journal reported March-dated lumber futures are at record prices after climbing more than 50% in 14 months. Tariffs on steel and aluminum would further inflate […]

Why are we featuring taxes? All taxes are not the same. School and city taxes address local needs in a focused, accountable manner. Management of bond proceeds is generally commendable. Regional bonds and sales taxes, on the […]

THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life What Can California Cities Control? State Legislature Now Judge & Jury Almost 98% of California cities are not creating enough housing […]

Another City in Pension Liability Swamp “Millbrae officials are defending themselves against a recent report alleging the city is the most leveraged among all municipalities…. The California Policy Center claims the $3.7 million owed […]

News that Impacts Your Quality of Life January 22, 2018 We hope City Councils of Cupertino, Brisbane or San Mateo will be leaders in managing quality with objective, proactive QA standards. We strongly believe that […]

January 15, 2018 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life One of the treasures in every community is its schools. This SFPNA newsletter celebrates Martin Luther King with school […]

January 7, 2018 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life Quality for neighborhoods and work itself have been hallmarks of California’s success. All of the Peninsula’s communities are experiencing […]

January 2, 2018 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life Quality for neighborhoods and work itself have been hallmarks of California’s success. All of the Peninsula’s communities are […]

December 18, 2017 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life Quality for neighborhoods and work itself have been hallmarks of California’s success. All of the Peninsula’s communities are […]

December 6, 2017 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life Quality for neighborhoods and work itself have been hallmarks of California’s success. All of the Peninsula’s communities […]

November 18, 2017 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life This newsletter serves busy residents who struggle to stay informed. SFPNA collects news on housing, jobs […]

September 20, 2017 SF Peninsula news is fast-moving and busy residents struggle to stay informed. SFPNA collects news on housing, jobs and transportation and places it into useful context. The overriding objective is to promote residential […]

Housing | June 7, 2017 THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life SF Peninsula news is fast-moving and busy residents struggle to stay informed. SFPNA collects news on […]

Volume XIX | May 16, 2017 SF Peninsula news is fast-moving and busy residents are challenged to stay informed. This newsletter places current news on housing, jobs and transportation into useful context. It is edited […]

Volume VIII | May 8, 2017 SF Peninsula news is fast-moving and busy residents are challenged to stay informed. This newsletter places current news on housing, jobs and transportation into useful context. It is edited […]

Volume VII | May 1, 2017 This newsletter strives to place jobs, housing and transportation into useful context for San Francisco Peninsula residents. We search the local press for articles that feature stories on these […]

THIS WEEK ON THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA News that Impacts Your Quality of Life This newsletter strives to place jobs, housing and transportation into useful context for San Francisco Peninsula residents. We search the local […]

Volume V | April 16, 2017 This newsletter strives to place jobs, housing and transportation into useful context for San Francisco Peninsula residents. We search the local press for articles that feature stories on these […]

Volume III | April 1, 2017 This newsletter strives to place jobs, housing and transportation into useful context for Mid-Peninsula residents. We search the local press for articles that feature stories on these and other […]

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